Until the figure of Hinata Moshu faded away, and finally, it had disappeared from view, and Tetsufumi Hirakawa was still standing in place.

His ears were echoing with the words that Hisuda had spoken to him.

The beliefs of those teachers, the beliefs that stood firm at the beginning......

Suddenly, he seemed to go back to the beginning, when he first became a teacher.

It was the first time he had officially stood on the podium as a teacher, and in the audience were his students, looking at him curiously.

It's already a matter of the previous life, and it's become a long-awaited, only the memory of the freeze-frame picture remains.

Did he really forget? Forgot the teacher's beliefs?

From the very beginning of the formal meeting with Shiori Shinohara, in order to protect the wishes of the students in the school, he went to Shiori Shinohara's home;

Later, because of the teacher's principles, Shiori Shinohara, euphemistically reminded Shiori Shinohara, some forbidden emotions are not allowed;

Later, in the face of Shiori Shinohara's confession, he firmly refused.

Maybe...... Until this time, in his heart, he still held on to the belief he firmly believed.

But what about after that?

Since the summer festival, everything has changed.

With students...... This kind of thing is unacceptable, and the so-called firm belief has been opened.

So he resigned.

However, perhaps it was because of his departure that he left his job as a teacher. The familiar work is gone, and the determination that I once thought would never change has gradually dissipated.

By the end of the second dream, which is now, the faith was shattered.

Kuda was right, he had indeed fallen.

I knew it before, and the emotions born during the existence of the teacher-student relationship were still taboo even if the teacher-student relationship ended.

Teacher-student love is one of the bottom lines that a teacher should not touch, and he should not sink into such a taboo relationship.

But now, he is actually thinking about it and hesitating.

He lost faith in the fiery emotions of the girl.

Looking back, those who once adhered to it seem to have become the biggest irony for him.

……

"It's terrible."

After a long time, Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who was standing motionless, smiled bitterly and laughed at himself after coming back to his senses.

It's really bad.

Obviously, when I was in my last life, I told that teacher that in the future, I would also be a good teacher like her.

Now, what has become of him?

The relationship with the students is handled in a mess.

Moreover, he also failed Hisada.

She didn't do anything, so she inexplicably found out that her boyfriend had another girl.

Obviously, before leaving the job, I said that after the resignation, the two of them would be together, and before the meeting a few days ago, they also said that they were going to live together.

What was supposed to be a fulfilling life was messed up by himself, and he didn't learn a lesson from the last time at all, and he still didn't grasp the distance, and was confused by Shiori Shinohara.

…… He is of course to blame for this.

But ...... He was also sad......

"All I know is that you're my boyfriend, and this kind of bad thing happened with another girl...... I am sad. ”

"Don't let me down again, okay?"

“……”

When Kuda Moshu said this to him, when she was sad and disappointed, Tetsufumi Hirakawa's heart really twitched.

He's really bad.

How could and why could he make Kuda sad and disappointed because of such a thing?

is obviously such a considerate, gentle, and lovely girlfriend, why is she not satisfied?

He and Hinata are officially boyfriend and girlfriend.

At that moment, looking at the figure of Hinata Moshu with his back to him, listening to her whispering voice in his ear, and feeling the heart-wrenching pain in his heart, Tetsufumi Hirakawa really had such an impulse:

walked up, hugged her, and told her that he had thought it through, that he would end the forbidden relationship with Shiori Shinohara, that he would draw a line with Shiori Shinohara, and that he would not make any more mistakes. In the future, no matter what, no matter what kind of dream he is, he will not be pulled away from her. He's only going to have her.

His Kuda, his jasmine...... He will only have her in the future.

But......

“……”

"Hirakawa-sensei."

The memories that kept echoing in my mind gradually dissipated in the clear voice that suddenly sounded in my ears.

In the field of vision, the world became clear through the fog that could not be seen clearly.

In front of me is the street, the crowd, the last place where the figure of Kuda Moki disappears, the afternoon sun and the sky.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa turned to look behind him.

Under the golden light, the eldest lady held two cups of black tea in her hands.

"The black tea you ordered."

Shiori Shinohara said, handing him one of the cups of black tea.

“……”

Faced with this cup of black tea, as well as the girl's fair, good-looking hands and slender fingers that grabbed the cup, Hirakawa Tetsufumi hesitated for a long time.

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"Shiori, why are you here?"

Tetsufumi Hirakawa finally took the black tea from Shiori Shinohara's hand, and then, looking at the girl's delicate face, asked.

In the face of his inquiry, Shiori Shinohara flicked her long hair with her free hand, and the corners of her mouth rose up.

A clear voice drifted along the afternoon air.

"If Shiori doesn't come, will Hirakawa-sensei be persuaded by Kuda-sensei, and then, without hesitation, choose to give up Shiori and be with Kuda-sensei?"

"......" Tetsufumi Hirakawa's black tea was held in front of his chest, and his expression was a little stunned.

Shiori Shinohara gently took a sip of the straw on the black tea in her hand.

After taking a sip, he looked at Tetsufumi Hirakawa again, and his eyes were smiling after seeing through it.

"Hirakawa-sensei, is Shiori right?"

“……”

The black tea in his hand conveyed a warm temperature, and Tetsufumi Hirakawa had nothing to say.

That's right, he did have such an idea just a few moments ago.

"But did Mr. Hirakawa think carefully about these ideas when he had them?" Shiori Shinohara sighed lightly.

"Now, Mr. Hinata is sad in front of Mr. Hirakawa, and Mr. Hirakawa is also guilty and distressed because of this, so I suddenly have some impulses, which is of course no problem."

"It's just that Shiori also hopes that Mr. Hirakawa will also think about Shiori's idea."

"Please don't just think about Kuda-sensei."

"Don't forget, Shiori can be sad too."

"It's like the last summer festival, and Shiori doesn't want to experience it again."

"Mr. Kuda feels that her boyfriend has been snatched away by someone else...... Shiori also felt that Shiori's Hirakawa teacher was snatched away by her. ”

"If it weren't for her, Hirakawa-sensei would have accepted Shiori by now, right?"

“……”

Shiori Shinohara stepped forward, touched the hand that became warm in the palm of the black tea, and stretched out one.

She shook Tetsufumi Hirakawa's equally warm hand.

"......" Tetsufumi Hirakawa didn't know what to say.

Is Shiori Shinohara right?

Because Hinata Moshu was in front of him, he felt sorry for Hida.

And now, Shiori Shinohara, standing in front of him-

Tetsufumi Hirakawa's hand can feel the body temperature transmitted to him in Shiori Shinohara's palm, a real body temperature.

In the same way, this eldest lady, when he was about to wake up from the dream, let him stop abandoning her eldest lady, how could he not feel distressed?

"If Hirakawa-sensei chooses Kuda-sensei, what should Shiori do?"

"These things have already happened, and Shiori can't do without Hirakawa-sensei."

"In my heart, Mr. Hirakawa also likes poetry and can't do without poetry, right?"

"So, please don't choose to abandon Shiori because of the impulse."

"Also, Hirakawa-sensei should be responsible for Shiori."

After saying the last sentence, Shiori Shinohara looked at Tetsufumi Hirakawa, who fell into silence, and there was a little elegant smile in his eyebrows.

She held the black tea in her hand and took another sip.

“……”

Tetsufumi Hirakawa's heart became entangled again.

He will still remember Shiori Shinohara and remember everything that happened with her.

Soft lips, blazing body......

Why did he turn a blind eye to the maiden's fiery love for him? Teachers' Beliefs...... That's right.

But is it really completely irresponsible?

Looking back at Shiori Shinohara's delicate cheeks in the sun, Tetsufumi Hirakawa didn't know what to do.

"Shiori...... You really made me ......."

After holding it for a long time, Tetsufumi Hirakawa said an indistinct sentence.

As a result, Shiori Shinohara tightened the hand that was just on Tetsufumi Hirakawa's hand and held him.

The smile on her face also looked playful.

"Mr. Hirakawa, the experience between us has kept us together."

"It's destined, it's a shackle you can't break free."

"That's why it's no longer possible to think about getting rid of Shiori now, and Shiori won't let go of Mr. Hirakawa."

"So, please hold Shiori's hand as well."

"As for what you want to say about Shiori's bad personality, you tied Hirakawa-sensei to Shiori in this way......"

Shiori Shinohara said nonchalantly.

"As I said a long time ago, Shiori is a problem student."

"So in the future, please also ask Hirakawa-sensei to stay by Shiori's side and continue to teach Shiori."

“……”

“……”

It seemed a little quiet for a while.

The afternoon sun, the crimson on Miss Shinohara's cheeks......

Tetsufumi Hirakawa looked at Shiori Shinohara's cheek with some stunnedness.

So in the future, I would like to ask Hirakawa-sensei to stay with Shiori and continue to teach Shiori. ’

“……”

Why do you think this sentence is a little strange, right?

This [teaching] ...... Belch......

It's not that Tetsufumi Hirakawa wants to be crooked at all, because at the end, it seems that she is a little embarrassed to accept her own statement, and Miss Shinohara's voice is getting quieter, and she looks a little shy.

She deliberately used such ambiguous terms, right?

……

In the end, at the end of the meeting, Tetsufumi Hirakawa still couldn't come up with anything.

Today's meeting did not solve the matter, but only made him more and more entangled.

He will remember the bits and pieces that happened with Kuda, he will feel sorry for her, he will be ashamed of her, and when he is impulsive, he even wants to return to her arms regardless of everything and nothing.

Don't let her down again.

However, he also thinks of Shiori Shinohara.

"Do you know how much Shiori likes you? That's why things like this are done. ”

"It's really sad to see the disappointment after seeing hope. So, Hirakawa-sensei, this time, please don't give up Shiori again, okay? ”

"Don't forget, Shiori can be sad too."

“……”

The wayward eldest lady, her fiery love for him, he can perceive. So, he can also understand how sad she should be if he refuses Shiori Shinohara again.

It's all come to this point, he still thinks that he doesn't want to give up on both sides, he's really bad.

……

On January 1st, it was already the New Year.

On the morning of the new year, Tetsufumi Hirakawa woke up from his bed, looked at the date in his phone, and was silent for a long time.

It's really the new year before you know it.

He spent the last two days of last year, in a state of confusion at home, after the meeting.

And always alone.

After the conversation ended on the day of the meeting, Hinata didn't look for him - Tetsufumi Hirakawa sent a happy new year greeting to Hinata last night.

But I just read it, and I didn't hear back from her.

As she said, "figure it out for yourself".

Perhaps, until he thinks clearly about giving Kuda an answer, she won't look for him again.

As for Shiori Shinohara, I looked for him on LINE.

However, now that he is still in a stalemate with Kuda-his girlfriend, how about he and Shiori Shinohara, it is obviously not suitable.

So, except for the phrase Happy New Year, Tetsufumi Hirakawa responded, and for the rest, Shiori Shinohara said "Mr. Hirakawa, I miss you...... He didn't see any of these words.

Anyway, it's been like this for the past few days, my heart is entangled, and I don't know what to do.

Fortunately, the studio's previous lack of progress has been made up before the holiday, otherwise he would still have to worry about work.

……

In this way, after waking up, my thoughts surged in bed for a while as usual.

It was about ten o'clock in the morning when Tetsufumi Hirakawa slouched out of bed.

New year, let's be a little earlier-

In fact, if it weren't for this thought, he might not have gotten up until twelve o'clock.

After waking up from the dream, his life really became more and more decadent and lazy.

Yawning and thinking distractedly, he walked out of the bedroom door and walked down.

What do you have for breakfast?

Thinking as I washed.

I know that I still can't get a result after washing, so I should go to the kitchen and have a look.

It's just—

Only then did he make a decision, Tetsufumi Hirakawa walked halfway, and suddenly, he was woken up by a voice.

"Ding Dong."

This is the ringing of the doorbell.

Tetsufumi Hirakawa stopped.

He looked to the door.

In the new year, who is the first person to visit?

Could it be Hisada? Or is it Shinohara? - She should be with her mother, and she can't get out. That's what she said on her line.

Confused, Tetsufumi Hirakawa walked over and opened the door.

The dawn of the new year illuminates the faces of those who come behind the door.

A well-behaved face like a good student, neat bangs on the forehead, and a soft and glutinous voice that is harsh but nice when he speaks-

"Hello, this pervert who likes high school girls, Happy New Year - don't you think I?"

“……”

Obviously, it was Reya Hazuki - someone who couldn't have imagined - how did she get here from Kyoto?

Tetsufumi Hirakawa held the doorknob and stared at Reya Hazuki's face, speechless.